The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word STIR which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Recipe direction crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STIR | 49 % | 4 |
| SAUTE | 6 % | 5 |
| STIRIN | 5 % | 6 |
| SCALD | 4 % | 5 |
| MINCE | 4 % | 5 |
| BAKE | 4 % | 4 |
| SIFT | 4 % | 4 |
| BOIL | 2 % | 4 |
| SEAR | 2 % | 4 |
| ADDIN | 2 % | 5 |
| DICE | 2 % | 4 |
| ADD | 2 % | 3 |
| CHILL | 2 % | 5 |
| SIMMER | 1 % | 6 |
| BEAT | 1 % | 4 |
| PARBOIL | 1 % | 7 |
| MIX | 1 % | 3 |
| BLEND | 1 % | 5 |
| PREHEAT | 1 % | 7 |
| LETCOOL | 1 % | 7 |
| BASTE | 1 % | 5 |
| DIP | 1 % | 3 |
| BROIL | 1 % | 5 |
| STEAM | 1 % | 5 |
| RESTIR | 1 % | 6 |
| STEP | 1 % | 4 |
| SEASON | 1 % | 6 |
| BRAISE | 1 % | 6 |
Why may STIR be the right solution?
STIR is a common recipe direction that instructs you to mix ingredients together by moving a spoon or whisk in a circular motion.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Recipe direction
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- instruction
- step
- saute
- sift
- simmer
- stir
- scald
- sear
- chill
- add
- bake
- beat
Crossword Answer definitions
STIR noun- The act or result of stirring (moving around the particles of a liquid etc.)
- Agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.
- Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
- Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.
- To incite to action
- To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate.
- To agitate the content of (a container), by passing something through it.
- To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
- To change the place of in any manner; to move.
- To move; to change one’s position.
- To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself.
- To become the object of notice; to be on foot.
- To rise, or be up and about, in the morning.
- Jail; prison.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result STIR
- Begin to move
- Brouhaha
- Combine
- Cooking direction
- Mix up
- Ruckus
- Tend to the batter
- Tend to the sauce
- Use a swizzle stick
- __-crazy
More clues leading to the result SAUTE
- Cook in butter
- Recipe instruction
- Cook, in a way
- Fry lightly
- Pan-fry
- Do some game preparation, maybe?
- Prepare, as carmelized onions onions
- Brown in a pan
- Make use of a skillet
- Fry but don't sizzle
More clues leading to the result STIRIN
- Add, as a chef might
- Add to the batter
- Recipe instruction
- Add gradually
- Recipe direction
- Intermix, as ingredients
- Add to the pot
- Recipe words
- Add, perhaps
- Add, as to soup
More clues leading to the result SCALD
- Burn with hot water
- Burn with steam
- Water burn
- Parboil
- Nearly boil
- Barista injury
- Heat, as milk in a pan
- Bring to a near boil
- Plunge into boiling water
- Hurt with hot water
More clues leading to the result MINCE
- Dice
- Chop finely
- Prepare garlic, perhaps
- Kind of meat pie?
- Kind of pie
- Chop into bits
- Walk affectedly
- Pulverize, almost
- Subdivide minutely
- Cut into small pieces
More clues leading to the result BAKE
- Lie in the sun
- Cause to rise, maybe
- Blaze up
- Make bread
- Swelter
- Work in the pie biz
- Prepare a pizza
- Suffer in the sun
- Sit in hot sun
- Bask in the sun
More clues leading to the result SIFT
- Examine and sort carefully
- Winnow
- Go through
- Work on evidence
- Do a floury chore
- Look through laboriously
- Sprinkle, as sugar on a cake
- Process flour
- Remove particles from
- Separate with a sieve
More clues leading to the result BOIL
- See red
- Seethe
- Lance target
- One way to cook
- Lancer's item
- Distill, in a way
- Start to steam
- Go ballistic
- Prepare, as pasta
- Go beyond simmering
More clues leading to the result SEAR
- Burn the surface of
- Char
- Scorch
- Scorch, in cooking
- Singe
- Burn
- Really roast
- Char meat
- Affix a brand to
- Burn slightly
More clues leading to the result ADDIN
- Cookbook instructions
- Recipe direction
- Contribute
- Include
- Extra component
- Bring to the mix
- Mix sugar with the batter, e.g.
- Introduce to the mix
- Cookbook phrase
- Supplement
More clues leading to the result DICE
- Andrew-Clay connection
- Andrew-Clay connector
- Backgammon need
- Craps need
- Yahtzee accessories
- Playing cubes
- There are five in Risk
- Liar's ___ (gambling game)
- "Bones" that are rolled
- Cubes in casinos
More clues leading to the result ADD
- Sum up
- Do some carrying, maybe
- Recipe instruction
- Recipe word
- 2 + 2, e.g.
- Be calculating
- Put more in
- Put two and two together, maybe
- Supplement
- Tack on
More clues leading to the result CHILL
- Cause shivering
- "The Big ___"
- Laid-back, in slang
- Relax and kick back
- "Don't panic"
- Kick back and relax
- "Calm down"
- Take it easy
- Put on ice
- "Cool it!"
More clues leading to the result SIMMER
- Low setting
- Cook without boiling
- Not quite boil
- Seethe
- Experience inner turmoil
- Keep just below a boil
- "___ down!": cool it!
- Almost bubble
- Do a slow burn
- Soup recipe directive
More clues leading to the result BEAT
- Cadence
- Exhausted
- Pooped out
- Tired
- Vanquished
- Worn out
- Dog tired
- Kerouac's generation
- Take a switch to
- Cop's rounds
More clues leading to the result PARBOIL
- Precook
- Soften before roasting
- Cook briefly
- Cook, in a way
- Cook a bit
- Precook, in a way
- Start to seethe
- Recipe direction.
- Cook partially.
- Cookbook direction.
More clues leading to the result MIX
- Be sociable
- Baker's purchase
- Blender setting
- Cowboy Tom
- Tape material?
- Prepare the batter
- Combine
- Fight, with "it up"
- Lemonade ___
- Meow ___
More clues leading to the result BLEND
- Combine
- Mix of coffees
- Intermingle
- Prep, as a smoothie
- Mix
- Tobacconist's offering
- Mixture
- Word in the names of some coffee flavors
- Mix up
- Commingle
More clues leading to the result PREHEAT
- Get the oven ready
- Warm beforehand
- First word in many recipes
- Get the oven up to temperature
- Warm up before cooking
- Prepare, as an oven for baking
- Word on many cake mix boxes
- Prepare for baking
- Get going, as an oven
- Ready, as a range
More clues leading to the result LETCOOL
More clues leading to the result BASTE
- Butter the Butterball
- Sew loosely
- Moisten the roast
- Pound placed in your ear (5)
- Prepare a roast
- Sew loosely (5)
- Work on the turkey
- Put in stitches
- Sew for the nonce
- Put loose stitches in
More clues leading to the result DIP
- A pickpocket
- Double __ (ice-cream cones)
- Sheep __ (pre-shearing preparation)
- Chip's companion
- Chip's destination
- Short swim
- Party bowlful
- Contents of a bowl at some parties
- Chip's target
- Appetizer in a bowl
More clues leading to the result BROIL
- Cook over hot coals
- Prepare at 500 degrees or more
- One way to cook
- Oven setting
- Prepare, as steak
- Toaster oven setting
- Prepare mixed grill
- Swelter
- London ___
- Char
More clues leading to the result STEAM
- Kind of bath
- Kind of shovel
- Prepare clams
- Prepare rice
- Propellant for Casey Jones
- Vapor
- Word with iron or bath
- You might blow it off
- Calliope power
- Prepare veggies, in a way
More clues leading to the result RESTIR
- Adjust, like a batter, say
- Make a new mix of
- Not let settle
- Mix more thoroughly
- Use a swizzle stick again
- Mix again
- Swizzle again
- Mix the soup again
- Rouse repeatedly.
- Mix again.
More clues leading to the result STEP
- "Watch your ____!"
- A to B, i.e.
- Dance part
- Distance from A to B, e.g.
- Instruction-sheet part
- Plan part
- Procedure part
- You may have to watch yours
- "One ___ at a time"
- Astaire movement
More clues leading to the result SEASON
- Make more flavorful
- Time of year
- Spice up
- Add herbs to
- Recipe direction
- Make use of sage
- Shake spices on
- Add salt and pepper
- Hit with herbs
- Add spices to